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After weeks of suffering due to haze from Indonesian wildfires which plunged air quality to an unhealthy level, finally schools in the states of Johor, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Selangor, and Kuala Lumpur were closed on Friday (Oct 9). Malaysia's Air Pollutant Index (API) classifies air quality as "
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Starting at around £29,210, this mid-size SUV from from China undercuts established luxury British SUVs and alternatives by tens of thousands of pounds while offering a high-end look. It topped the U.K. monthly sales charts in March 2026 and sold 28,571 units by the end of August 2026, securing
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For years, debt collection meant agents dialling through call lists, following fixed scripts and sending identical reminders to every customer, whatever their circumstances. That model struggles in digital finance. People now expect prompt, respectful communication and an easy way to sort things ou
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Flydubai's flight FZ1073 took off from Dubai International Airport in the UAE at 03:05 GMT (07:05 local time), en route to Ben Gurion Airport. Two hours into its journey on Wednesday (September 30), the Boeing 737 MAX 8 carrying 174 people - mostly Israeli passengers - plunged more than 17,000ft (5
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Resources, time, and money had been wasted when the High Court acquitted former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on September 15 of four charges in his graft trial linked to the Jana Wibawa programme. The acquittal was for a charge of abusing his position for a RM200 million bribe and three counts o
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In a rare move, Donald Trump personally welcomed Xi Jinping's entourage at Andrews Air Force Base as the U.S. Air Force band marched on the tarmac and U.S. and Chinese flags flew. The last American president to welcome a foreign leader at Andrews John F. Kennedy in 1962, although Trump welcomed Rus
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US President Donald Trump is giving Chinese President Xi Jinping a king’s welcome this week, as he pursues what the White House calls “strategic stability.” The question is whether there will be much substance beneath the surface pomp. The administration is fast losing the Iran War. China is
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The aerospace and security industries are entering an era where technology is no longer simply improving existing capabilities. It is changing what aircraft, satellites, surveillance systems, and defence platforms can actually do. Artificial intelligence, advanced sensors, autonomous systems, secur
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I have stated my views honestly, guided by my conscience and with the best interests of the nation in mind – says Hannah Yeoh. About a week later, the Federal Territories Minister, who is also a critical member of the Pardons Board, denied ever signing a house arrest order for former Prime Minist
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In a move widely anticipated by Wall Street, the Federal Reserve unanimously raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point – with a possibility of one more increase in the cards before year-end. Effectively, the rate hike moves the central bank’s target range on the overnight
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October 13th, 2016 by financetwitter
If World War 3 happens, it might not be limited to the Middle East or South China Sea alone, but rather on both regions simultaneously. As Commander-in-Chief, if President Barack Obama could be persuaded, after a round of spanking by his military advisers, the U.S. is confident they could defeat the [...]
October 12th, 2016 by financetwitter
After more than doubling from 1982 to 1986, the Black Monday on October 19, 1987 finally sent stock markets around the world crashed. On that fateful day, The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) fell approximately 508 points to 1,738.74 (22.61%). The terms "Black Monday" and "Black Tuesday" ar [...]
October 11th, 2016 by financetwitter
Two months ago, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump accused President Barack Obama as founder while Democrat presidential nominee Hillary Clinton as co-founder of terror group ISIS. Of course, what Trump meant was both Obama and Clinton were responsible for the rise of the militant group, n [...]
October 10th, 2016 by financetwitter
Majority of Muslim countries that subscribe to Saudi Arabia's version of Wahhabism dare not publish this piece of news, more so if they receive millions of dollars in aid from the wealthy kingdom every year. It was the same denial on the discovery that Wahhabism as the main source of global terroris [...]
October 7th, 2016 by financetwitter
Will there ever be a World War 3? That's a trillion dollar question everyone has been asking, and not many believe there would be one. If you're looking at a World War 3 as an extension of World War 2, then obviously it would not happen simply because it would involve the unleashing of nuclear weapo [...]
October 6th, 2016 by financetwitter
She received 7 "encourage" votes and 7 "discourage" votes. As the highest-placed woman candidate, UNESCO Chief Irina Bokova was a favourite to become the first woman secretary-general of United Nations. However, the Bulgarian politician who recently caught in a "Lead by Example" Award fiasco only fi [...]
October 5th, 2016 by financetwitter
The Swiss attorney general’s office seems to be very frustrated. About 10 months ago in January, the Swiss authority revealed it suspected that about US$4 billion has been misappropriated from “Malaysian state companies.” The attorney general’s office also said they have discovered at least [...]
October 5th, 2016 by financetwitter
What's it like playing chess with Obama? - asks a top official of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin replies - “It’s like playing chess with a pigeon. First it knocks over all the pieces, then it shits on the board, and finally it struts around like it won.” That was, of course, a popula [...]
October 3rd, 2016 by financetwitter
As a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Aleppo was Syria's largest city with a population of 2.5 million people. That was in early 2011 before the conflict starts. The Syrian Civil War started in March 2011. But it wasn't until 19 July, 2012 that the Battle of Aleppo officially began. And since then hundre [...]
September 30th, 2016 by financetwitter
Deutsche Bank, a 146-year-old bank employing more than 100,000 employees is like JPMorgan Chase to the U.S. and Maybank to Malaysia. As Germany's biggest lender, the "German Bank", as Deutsche Bank literally means, is perceived to be too big to fail. But that was exactly what financial experts told [...]
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